Ten killed by cluster munitions in Mykolaiv

Ten killed by cluster munitions in Mykolaiv

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Ten people were killed and 46 injured after Russian forces attacked the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on April 4, using cluster munitions.

Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said this in a statement posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

He said that in addition to residential buildings, Russian troops shelled a city hospital, a regional hospital, the center for disease prevention, an orphanage, 11 kindergartens, 12 schools, a vocational school, and two out-of-school educational institutions.

Early on Monday, April 4, Russians fired at residential quarters and social infrastructure of Mykolaiv. On April 3, one person was killed and 14 injured as a result of a missile strike against Mykolaiv.

On February 24, Russian President Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling residential neighborhoods of Ukrainian cities, towns and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.

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